Timo Pärssinen | |||
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Born |
Lohja, FIN |
January 19, 1977 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Winger | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SEL team Former teams |
Timrå IK HPK (SM-liiga) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) HIFK (SM-liiga) EV Zug (Swiss) |
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National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft | 102nd overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
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Playing career | 1998–present |
Timo Pärssinen (born January 19, 1977 in Lohja, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward he last played for TuTo in the Mestis league.
Timo Pärssinen began his pro career with TuTo Turku in 1994 and then moved to Hermes Kokkola in 1997. He would move to HPK the next season and spent the next three seasons with the team. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their fourth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent one season is North America, splitting his time with Anaheim and their AHL affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, playing 13 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring three assists and collecting 2 penalty minutes. He returned to Finland the next season with HIFK where he spent three seasons. In 2005, he moved to EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå.